Ghostface Killah will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his solo debut, Ironman, with an expanded digital reissue that will bring a handful of rarities to streaming services for the first time. Ironman 25 is set to arrive on October 29th and it will reportedly boast a mix of remixes, radio …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake's 'Way 2 Sexy' Spends Third Week at Number One
Drake‘s “Way 2 Sexy” spent a third week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, picking up more than 28 million on-demand streams. Impressively, Drake still has four songs in the Top Ten three weeks after the release of his new album, the juggernaut Certified Lover …
Read More »'The First Time': G Herbo on the Origins of His Name, Meeting Lil Uzi Vert, and Becoming a Father
G Herbo remembers how the friend who gave him his MC name was also the same one who encouraged him to rap for a crowd in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. The Chicago MC credited an older, well-respected guy from his neighborhood with christening him “G …
Read More »MerleFest 2021: Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson Keep Roots-Music Tradition Going
While Sierra Ferrell was performing on the Doc Watson Stage this past weekend at MerleFest, the singer-songwriter gazed out beyond the crowd and she was struck by a memory. “When I first came here six years ago, I was homeless and eating out of the trash. And there’s a lot …
Read More »Dave Grohl to Take Rock & Roll Musings from 'The Storyteller' on Tour
Dave Grohl will regale audiences with rock & roll tales from his new memoir, The Storyteller, at a series of upcoming live events. The first of the five shows will take place September 27th in London, with the next four happening in the United States: October 5th in New York …
Read More »Madonna Brought the Leather-Clad Nostalgia to 2021 MTV VMAs
Madonna made a surprise appearance at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards to kick off the event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Following a visual of Madonna arriving in New York City in a yellow taxi, the legendary pop star came out on stage to her in 1990 hit “Vogue” in …
Read More »Drake Smashes 2021 Records With 'Certified Lover Boy' Debut
A week after Kanye West set a new high-water mark for the biggest album debut of 2021 on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart with Donda, Drake obliterated that record with Certified Lover Boy. West launched with 313,000 album-equivalent units. Drake earned close to double that total, more than …
Read More »Flashback: That Time Steve Burns From 'Blue's Clues' Cut an Indie Rock LP With Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips
Millennial hearts all over America melted this week when original Blue’s Clues host Steve Burns popped up on Twitter with a message to fans of the show in honor of its 25th anniversary — but did you also know Burns is a musician who has collaborated with the likes of …
Read More »Flashback: U2 Cover 'Dancing Queen' With ABBA's Bjorn and Benny
ABBA confirmed years of rumors earlier this week when they announced that they’ve reunited to record their first new album since 1981’s The Visitors. “We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it,” the group said in a statement. “They say …
Read More »Ashley Monroe Announces New 'Covers' Project, Gives Cancer Update
In mid-July, Ashley Monroe shared a frightening revelation with her fans: the singer-songwriter was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer. She’s since started treatment, but the course of care has left her immune system compromised. With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, Monroe has been extra careful about any …
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